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Piano tuners · Stockport, Trafford and Cheshire

Piano tuners covering Alderley Edge

This independent tuner travels to Alderley Edge and asked to be on our list. Phone them yourself; there is no booking through us and no middleman.

Large houses and some very fine instruments. Alderley Edge is covered by tuners working Wilmslow and Macclesfield.

The tuner who covers Alderley Edge

Laura Willis Piano Tuning

10 to 20 years experience

Fully qualified tuner with over 15 years' experience in homes, studios, performance spaces and showrooms, having trained with the technical team of a leading UK piano retailer. Based in Wilmslow, covering Manchester and East Cheshire.

  • Tuning
  • Pitch raising
  • Repairs
  • Regulation

About this list. The tuners shown here are independent businesses. They are not employed or supervised by Piano Logistics Manchester, and we take no fee or commission from them or from you. We offer the list as a recommendation only, so we cannot be held responsible for the quality of a tuner's work, for loss or damage that follows from it, or for anything you agree with them. Please check that a tuner suits your instrument, and ask about their own insurance, before any work begins.

Before the tuner arrives

  • Clear the lid and the top of the piano. Ornaments, photos and plants all have to come off before the tuner can open it up.
  • Have the heating on as normal on the day. Tuning a piano in a cold room that is then heated up undoes a lot of the work.
  • Mention any sticking keys, buzzing notes or pedal noises when you book, so the tuner brings the right parts.

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Piano tuning · Alderley Edge

Tuning a piano in Alderley Edge: common questions

How can I tell my piano needs tuning?

Chords that sound sour, octaves that seem to shimmer or beat, or one note that sounds different from the ones either side of it. Even if nothing sounds wrong, a piano in an ordinary Alderley Edge home wants a tuner every six to twelve months. A piano kept close to pitch is cheaper to look after than one left for years and then pulled back up.

Why does my piano go out of tune every winter?

Central heating. The soundboard is wood, and it swells in the damp autumn air and shrinks again once the radiators are on, which drags the strings with it. Keep the piano off outside walls and away from radiators and direct sun, and try to keep the room at a steady temperature. A tuning booked once the heating has settled in for the season will hold far better.

What does a piano tuning cost in Alderley Edge?

Each tuner sets their own price, so ask when you ring. As a rough guide, a standard tuning from an independent tuner around Alderley Edge is usually somewhere between £60 and £100, with more for a pitch raise or repairs. We take nothing from it either way.

We have just had the piano moved. When should the tuner come?

Give it a fortnight to a month in its new room first. The instrument has to settle to the new temperature and humidity, and tuning it the day after the move usually means paying for a second visit soon after. If it was badly out before the move, tell the tuner when you book.

Is it worth tuning a piano before I sell it or give it away?

Usually not. A buyer will want it tuned in their own house anyway. What is worth having is a tuner's honest opinion on its condition, because that tells you whether it is worth selling at all. If it turns out the piano has had its day, we collect and recycle unwanted pianos across Alderley Edge.

Are these tuners part of Piano Logistics Manchester?

No. Every tuner here runs their own independent business. We move pianos rather than tune them, and we put this list together because customers ask us for a tuner almost every week. Anything you arrange is between you and the tuner.

Does the piano need moving first?

Up the stairs, into the new house or out to be recycled. Tell us where it is and where it is going, and we will send a clear price, usually the same day.